title: Orthogonal bone plate stabilization for limb-sparing surgery.
abstract: This report describes limb-sparing surgery in a 35 kg, six-year-old Hungarian Vizsla with a distal radial lytic bone lesion. Preoperative biopsy had suggested a bone cyst, however histopathology on the excised bone segment was indicative of an osteosarcoma. Following excision of the tumour, the bone defect was filled with a composite bone graft and stabilized with a custom-made dorsal 3.5/2.7 mm pancarpal arthrodesis plate and an orthogonally positioned medial 2.7 mm compression plate. This technique has not previously been described for limb-sparing procedures. No complications were encountered, and despite the owners declining adjunctive chemotherapy, the dog was alive 34 months postoperatively with near normal limb function.
authors.affiliation: Alasdair Renwick, BVMS, DSAS(Orth), MRCVS, East Neuk Veterinary Clinic, Netherton Estate, Station Road, St Monans, Anstruther KY10 2DW, United Kingdom, Phone: +44 1333 739199, E-mail: arenvc@btconnect.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Renwick
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scurrell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000662:veterinary*; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005552:Forelimb / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000662:veterinary*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Canine; limb-sparing; orthogonal bone plates; osteosarcoma